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DMC-ODS Required Trainings
For more information, please refer to the SUDPOH and the appropriate law, rule, or regulation pertaining to the requirement. Check with your program for further training requirements or options. For Additional Trainings, click here.
| All | All personnel (Employees, Subcontractors/Consultants, Interns, and Volunteers) |
|---|---|
| Billing | Personnel engaged in billing |
| Direct | Providing DMC Billable Services |
| Docu | Personnel engaged in or supervising documentation activities |
| LPHA | LPHA; License Eligible LPHA |
| MD | Medical Director |
| Peer | Peer Support Specialist |
| Peri | Perinatal program personnel |
| PM | Program Management |
| ResWM | Personnel monitoring Residential Withdrawal Management |
| Teen | Adolescent program personnel |
| Tx | LPHA, License Eligible LPHA, Nurses, Certified/Registered SUD Counselors, Clinical Supervisors, physicians providing billable services, Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians Assistants |
| UA | Personnel engaged in drug testing |
| Case | Personnel providing or supervising case management services |
Annual Trainings
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Annual Trainings (on a fiscal-year basis unless otherwise noted) | Who Must Complete? | Training Link | Training Completion Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescent Best Practice Guidelines | Peri Outpatient & Peri Residential (including Peer and MD) | Webinar | Within 60 days of hire. |
| Beneficiary Rights | Peer, Direct & MD Direct Training certifications are not available for this webinar.
| Webinar | Within 60 days of hire. |
| Communicable Diseases | All (except MD) | Program discretion | Communicable Disease Liaison provides training to staff at least once every 6 months. |
| Confidentiality (Substance Use Disorder Privacy Rules) | All (except MD) This slide deck alone does not meet the annual confidentiality training requirement but may be used to supplement provider training. | Within 60 days of hire. | |
Continuing Education* in Addiction Medicine (5-hours Min) *CMEs for MDs and CEUs for LPHAs | MD & LPHA | Provider discretion | Annually (within the same calendar year) (For new staff: within 90 days of hire) |
| CPR, Infant CPR, AED, First Aid (Biennial - every 2 years) | Peer & Direct* (except MD); *including Peri staff providing services to clients' children | Program discretion | Within 90 days of hire. |
| Cultural Competency (aligned with CLAS Standards) | All | Minimum 4 hours annually via in-service or outside trainings. Additional trainings will be announced via BHS communications. | New employees have 1 year to complete the required cultural competency training. Volunteers who have served or are expected to serve 100 or more hours at the program must meet the requirement. |
| DMC-ODS Annual Training | At least one member of leadership is required to attend Training certifications are not available for this webinar |
Optum | Annually |
| False Claims Act | All | Business Assurance and Compliance Training or Program discretion | Within 60 days of hire. |
| National Voter Registration (NVRA) | Peer & Direct (except MD) | Secretary of State | Within 60 days of hire. |
| Perinatal Practice Guidelines | Peri Outpatient & Peri Residential (including Peer and MD) | Webinar | Within 60 days of hire. |
| Transgender, Gender Diverse or Intersex Cultural Competency Training | All Refresher training required for individuals if a grievance about failure to provide TGI care is upheld | Training Flyer CRA Trans Non Binary Class | Within 45 days of hire, and every two years thereafter. Refresher training for any identified staff within 45 days of a related grievance resolution and before having direct contact with members again. County of San Diego training to be available widely in January 2026 and all existing staff will be required to be trained as soon as possible and every two years thereafter. |
Withdrawal Management Services (8-hour min) | ResWM | Program discretion | Annually |
One-Time Trainings
| One-Time Trainings | Who Must Complete? | Training Link | Training Completion Dates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASAM (Complete Modules 1-2) | MDs and Personnel who perform intake, assessment, and/or treatment planning (must be completed prior to providing these services) |
| Must be completed prior to providing intake, assessment, and/or treatment planning services. | ||||
CalAIM Training Modules See Optum CalAIM for BHS Providers for training details and requirements | All direct service staff, supervisors and managers of direct service staff, and MD | California Mental Health Services Authority Learnings (calmhsalearns.org) | Within 90 days of hire. | ||||
| Disaster Worker Training | Direct - Maintain at least 25% of direct service staff trained | Maintain at least 25% of direct service staff trained. | |||||
| Drug Testing Protocols | UA | Program discretion | All staff conducting drug testing shall be trained prior to testing. | ||||
| Harm Reduction | Peer (4 hours) & Direct – Maintain at least 25% of direct service staff 1-hour trained | Training will be announced via BHS communication, additional hours through outside training resources | Within 60 days of hire | ||||
| MI Overview (7-hour min) | Tx | COR Approved Alternate Training Must be a MINT member |
Within 6 months of hire. | ||||
| MI Skills (3.5-hour min) | Tx |
COR Approved Alternate Training Must be a MINT member | Within 6 months of hire. | ||||
| Naloxone Training | All | Webinar or program discretion | Within 60 days of hire. | ||||
Orientation Training for Withdrawal Management (WM) Services (6-hour min) | ResWM | Program discretion | New employees during orientation.
Current employees
within 14 days of returning to work after a break of 180
days or more.
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| Peer Support Specialist Certification | Peer | Approved Peer Training Vendors for CA Peer Certification | Within 90 days of hire and biannually as designated by CalMHSA | ||||
| Peer Support Specialist Supervisor Training | Peer Support Specialist Supervisors | Training - CA Peer Certification | Within 60 days of beginning to supervise a Peer Support Specialist | ||||
| Program Integrity | PM Training certifications are not available for this webinar | Optum | Within 60 days of hire. | ||||
| Relapse Prevention (full day training) | Tx |
COR Approved Training
| Within 6 months of hire. | ||||
SmartCare | Staff who need access to SmartCare are required to attend trainings, according to role and level of access. | OPTUM Training Site | Staff must complete required CalMHSA LMS Module trainings by role prior to registering for any additional training or support. | ||||
| Trauma Informed Care | Direct & MD Direct |
Program Discretion Additional trainings will be announced via BHS communication. | Within 60 days of hire. |
Contact your COR for questions or concerns.
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was updated on 8/12/25
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